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About Usar Basti Village

Usar Basti is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 189 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.33 hectares hectares.

Usar Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Usar Basti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 38.33 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 189
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Usar Basti compares

By the 2011 count Usar Basti is the 389th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 38.33 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Usar Basti

Usar Basti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Usar Basti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Usar Basti from other places

Usar Basti lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Usar Basti
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 6.7 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 7.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Usar Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Usar Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Usar Basti village had a population of 370. That makes it the 389th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Usar Basti village has 189 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Usar Basti has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Usar Basti covers 38.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Usar Basti falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Usar Basti is Shahganj Junction, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Usar Basti.

Usar Basti is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Usar Basti is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 6.7 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.7 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Bhagamalpur (under 2 km) and Baddopur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Usar Basti today is likely to be higher.

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